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1894
The Hot Wells Hotel is consumed by fire. (It will burn three more times over the next 90 years.)

1917 – World War I
The funeral of First Lieutenant Irving Murdock McCracken, who was killed at Camp Kearny, San Diego, Cal., last Tuesday afternoon when a hand grenade exploded during practice, will be held from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The body will be escorted by a detachment from the Nineteenth Infantry, Fort Sam Houston. Interment will be made in City Cemetery No. 3.

1925
Managers of all of San Antonio’s hotels, motels and night clubs have promised to cooperate with the Prohibition agents to keep the city bone dry for the Christmas weekend.

1894
San Antonio Female College opens its doors. In 1916 the college was recognized by the University of Texas as a junior college. The name was changed to Westmoorland College in 1918 and to the University of San Antonio in 1937. In 1942 the institution passed out of Methodist control, and the University of San Antonio was merged with Trinity University.

1917 – World War I
Declaring that thousands of men of draft age evaded registration and have escaped the call to the army, Attorney General Gregory today instructed all United States attorneys to begin a round-up of the slackers and start criminal prosecutions.

1820
Moses Austin arrives in San Antonio where he will meet with Mexican authorities to ask permission for 300 Anglo families to settle in Texas.

1894
The Hot Wells Hotel is consumed by fire. (It will burn three more times over the next 90 years.)

1903
San Antonio Police Officer Montez arrests Captain Jacobson of the Salvation Army for “appearing on the streets in disguise” as Santa Claus. Captain Jacobson explained that he meant no disrespect to Santa but merely dressed like him to call attention to the fact that the Salvation Army is going to make a whole lot of poor people happy with a warm dinner on Christmas Day. Capt. Jacobson was taken to the police station, however, and gave bond of $50 to appear before Recorder Shardein tomorrow morning.

1894
San Antonio Female College opens its doors. In 1916 the college was recognized by the University of Texas as a junior college. The name was changed to Westmoorland College in 1918 and to the University of San Antonio in 1937. In 1942 the institution passed out of Methodist control, and the University of San Antonio was merged with Trinity University.

1894
Burdett Green received a commission from Mayor Pascall making him the second negro police officer on San Antonio’s force.

1927
From a sick bed in the St. Anthony Hotel, Porter Adams, president of the National Aeronautical Association announced a reception and $25,000 was awaiting Charles A. Lindbergh when the flyer arrives back in the U.S.

1836The final assault on the Alamo begins at approximately 5:30 a.m. Mexican forces take huge losses but capture the compound, killing the last of the 187 defenders who had held out within the walls of the fortified mission for thirteen days.

1894

Fireman Edward W. Hargrove was on the second floor at the Sunset Hose Company when the alarm sounded. He dashed to slide down the pole to the fire wagon, missed and fell to the first floor, breaking his ankle.

1982
The Spurs give up a record 166 points to the Milwaukee Bucks in a triple-overtime game, but win by five. George Gervin scores 50 points in the game.

1894
The Hot Wells Hotel is consumed by fire. (It will burn three more times over the next 90 years.)

1933
San Antonio is host to royalty today. Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, second son of Crown Prince Wilhelm Frederick of Germany. The youthful member of the deposed Hohenzollern dynasty arrived at Winburn field in an American Airways plane at 4:45 o’clock yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Brig. Gen. Charles H. Danforth who met the prince at Brownsville. The prince, who is in the employ of the Ford Motor Company, has been in Mexico City for the past five weeks, and included San Antonio on his return trip schedule to Detroit.

World War I – 1915
American war correspondent James Archibald is searched in Great Britain and is found to be carrying a letter from Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vienna. The letter describes a plan to delay the production of American munitions by a strike action. He is charged with performing an “unneutral service” and later released.

1894
San Antonio Female College opens its doors. In 1916 the college was recognized by the University of Texas as a junior college. The name was changed to Westmoorland College in 1918 and to the University of San Antonio in 1937. In 1942 the institution passed out of Methodist control, and the University of San Antonio was merged with Trinity University.

1944Ninety-three San Antonio liquor stores signed an agreement to close shop immediately when the Nazis surrender.

1983
The United States Football League holds their expansion draft for the San Antonio Gunslingers along with Jacksonville Bulls, Pittsburgh Maulers, Houston Gamblers, Oklahoma Outlaws and Memphis Showboats.

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